RepublicanNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2002
Ernie Fletcher
Last held office: U.S. House, KY-6 (1998–2004). Ran in 3 elections between 1998 and 2002, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +46.0
- Won 2002
- Elections
- 3
- 1998–2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Fletcher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Fletcher has run
Margin: how far Fletcher finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U.S. House, KY-6 | General | Won | Gatewood Galbraith (I), Mark Gailey (L) | 72% | R+46.0 | $1.2M |
| 2000 | U.S. House, KY-6 | General | Won | Scotty Baesler (D), Gatewood Galbraith (REF), Joseph Novak (L) | 52.8% | R+18.0 | $2.5M |
| 1998 | U.S. House, KY-6 | General | Won | Ernesto Scorsone (D), Wasley S. Krogdahl (CST) | 53.1% | R+7.2 | $1.3M |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2001–02
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- Cash
- $135.2K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2002Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats Fletcher has held
- U.S. House, KY-6 · 1998–2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fletcher has run against
- Gatewood Galbraith (I) · 2002 election, won
- Scotty Baesler (D) · 2000 election, won
- Ernesto Scorsone (D) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Fletcher’s best result was 41% (Kentucky's 6th District, 1998).
Fletcher’s polls in the database →